We got a taste of the loaded action that always seem to happen in first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament on Friday, and it was not without the drama and chaos that college basketball fans expect from this event. A No. 2 seed fell to a No. 15 seed for just the ninth time in tourney history, a No. 3 seed got a good scare and there were numerous games that needed overtime to decide the outcome.
By far the most consequential game was No. 15 seed Oral Roberts upending the second-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in overtime. ORU became the first No. 15 seed since 2016 to dropkick a No. 2 seed from the bracket with its 75-72 win. But there were some other notable developments that did not go chalk, including No. 12 seed Oregon State upsetting No. 5 seed Tennessee and No. 3 seed Arkansas getting all it could handle from Colgate before squeezing out the Raiders late.
The Saturday slate has brought a bit more calmness to the bracket as each of the first six games saw the higher seed advance. No. 1 seed Michigan handled business against No. 16 seed Texas Southern and No. 3 seed Kansas got past No. 14 seed Eastern Washington. The Wolverines advance to take on No. 8 seed LSU in the second round after the Tigers beat No. 9 seed St. Bonaventure. There’s still plenty of exciting action to come on Saturday as the first round draws to a close.
As the home of March Madness, CBS Sports will be tracking every game and every score as we keep you apprised of notable developments in our continuously updating live NCAA Tournament Bracket with matchup analysis for every game. And the schedule? It’s hard to keep up with on that printable bracket of yours. So we’ve got you covered on that front right here with an easy-to-digest version featuring viewing information for each game.
All times Eastern
2021 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores
West
First Four (Thursday)
- (11) Drake 53, (11) Wichita State 52 — Recap
- (16) Norfolk State 54, (16) Appalachian State 53 — Recap
First round (Saturday)
- (1) Gonzaga vs. (16) Norfolk State — 9:20 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
- (8) Oklahoma vs. (9) Missouri — 7:25 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (5) Creighton 63, (12) UC Santa Barbara 62 — Recap
- (4) Virginia vs. (13) Ohio — 7:15 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
- (6) USC vs. (11) Drake — 4:30 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (3) Kansas 93, (14) Eastern Washington 84 — Recap
- (7) Oregon vs. (10) VCU — 9:57 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (2) Iowa vs. (15) Grand Canyon — 6:25 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
East
First Four (Thursday)
- (11) UCLA 86, (11) Michigan State 80 — Recap
- (16) Texas Southern 60, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 52 — Recap
First round (Saturday)
- (1) Michigan 82, (16) Texas Southern 66 — Recap
- (8) LSU 76, (9) St. Bonaventure 61 — Recap
- (5) Colorado 96, (12) Georgetown 73 — Recap
- (4) Florida State 64, (13) UNC Greensboro 54 — Recap
- (6) BYU vs. (11) UCLA — 9:40 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (3) Texas vs. (14) Abilene Christian — 9:50 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
- (7) UConn vs. (10) Maryland — 7:10 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (2) Alabama vs. (15) Iona — 4 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
South
First round (Friday)
- (1) Baylor 79, (16) Hartford 55 — Recap
- (9) Wisconsin 85, (8) North Carolina 62 — Recap
- (5) Villanova 73, (12) Winthrop 63 — Recap
- (13) North Texas 78, (4) Purdue 69 (OT) — Recap
- (6) Texas Tech 65, (11) Utah State 53 — Recap
- (3) Arkansas 85, (14) Colgate 68 — Recap
- (7) Florida 75, (10) Virginia Tech 70 (OT) — Recap
- (15) Oral Roberts 75, (2) Ohio State 72 (OT)– Recap
Second round (Sunday)
- (1) Baylor vs. (9) Wisconsin — 2:40 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (5) Villanova vs. (13) North Texas — 8:45 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (6) Texas Tech vs. (3) Arkansas — 6:10 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (7) Florida vs. (15) Oral Roberts — 7:45 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
Midwest
First round (Friday)
- (1) Illinois 78 vs. (16) Drexel 49 — Recap
- (8) Loyola Chicago 71, Georgia Tech 60 — Recap
- (12) Oregon State 70, (5) Tennessee 56 — Recap
- (4) Oklahoma State 69, (13) Liberty 60 — Recap
- (11) Syracuse 78, (6) San Diego State 62 — Recap
- (3) West Virginia 84, (14) Morehead State 67 — Recap
- (10) Rutgers 60, (7) Clemson 56 — Recap
- (2) Houston 87, (15) Cleveland State 56 — Recap
Second round (Sunday)
- (1) Illinois vs. (8) Loyola Chicago — 12:10 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (12) Oregon State vs. (4) Oklahoma State — 9:40 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
- (11) Syracuse vs. (3) West Virginia — 5:15 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (10) Rutgers vs. (2) Houston — 7:10 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
2021 NCAA Tournament schedule
Second round
Sunday, March 21 — Noon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Monday, March 22 — Noon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Lucas Oil Stadium
Sweet 16
Saturday, March 27 — 2 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Sunday, March 28 — 1 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse
Elite Eight
Monday, March 29 — 7 p.m. start (CBS)
Tuesday, March 30 — 6 p.m. start (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
Final Four
Saturday, April 3 — 5 p.m. start (CBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
National Championship
Monday, April 5 — 9 p.m. (CBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium